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IV. Chronology of important events in the life of Jesus Christ
The three most important events in the life of Jesus Christ, as far as mankind is concerned, are
A. The Incarnation of the Creator of heaven and earth who came as Son of man to tabernacle among mortal sinners with a plan for their salvation.
B. The Anointing of the Son of man at His Baptism with the Holy Spirit to acknowledge Him as the only begotten Son of God, the Messiah.
C. His Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection.
His crucifixion and death fulfilled His mission to reconcile the world to Himself and His Heavenly Father. By this act, the ordinances and the priesthood required to perform them were abolished. His resurrection confirmed that His sacrifice was acceptable to the Heavenly Father for the redemption of man, and also demonstrated His victory over death. His Ascension provided those who accepted Him with a High Priest of the order of Melchizedek in the Heavenly Temple. He founded the Christian Church after His Ascension, on the feast of Pentecost, by sending the Holy Spirit to guide and comfort His disciples.
A. Birth
In order to ascertain the season and year of birth of Jesus Christ, we will search the scriptures first and then use non-biblical sources of information to confirm the biblical data.
1. Luke
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria).
(Luke 2:1,2)
It was not the first time under Augustus that this kind of census and taxing occurred and that the first time it occurred was when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. That is pretty clear. However, the synoptic Bible versions (seen from the same eye, the eye of Horus) translated Luke 2:2 differently than the Textus Receptus (King James), for example:
This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. (New American Standard Bible)
This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. (New International Version)
This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. (Amplified Bible)This enrollment was first made by Cyrinus, the governor of Syria.
(Rheims New Testament)This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
(New American Bible)This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
(New Revised Standard Version)
It is very clear in the King James version that:
In the other synoptic versions, it is implied that:
Historical information from other sources confirm that it was not the first census under Augustus. In the Encyclopedia Britannica, eleventh edition, volume II, under the heading of Augustus, on page 914, it is stated: “During AD13 he (Augustus) and Tiberius conducted a census of Roman citizens, the third taken by his orders; the first having been in 28 BC at the very outset of his rule. The business of the census lasted over into the next year.”(1). Two census’ are reported: the first one in 28 BC and the third one in AD 13, this last one, conducted with Tiberius as co-Ruler. No information is given concerning the second census, which is the one of interest in this context. Since those two census’ are 40 years apart, assuming they were conducted at equal intervals of 20 years, the second one would have occurred in 8 BC. According to Tertulian, (AD 160 – 240), the census at the time of the Incarnation was initiated by Saturninus, legate of Syria. Sentius Saturninus was legate of Syria between 8 and 6 BC (2).
2. Matthew
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
(Matthew 2:16)
Herod “The Great” was king of the Jews. He heard from the Magi that there was another pretender to the throne. So he would nip it in the bud. After he diligently enquired of the wise men, he figured out the approximate age of Jesus, somewhere around 2 years old.
Archaeological findings dated the death of Herod in April of the year 4 BC (3). From simple arithmetic, we can estimate the latest possible date of the birth of Jesus Christ to be in April of the year 6 BC, if Herod died immediately after his attempt. If we knew how long the Most High allowed Herod to live after his attempt, the case would be solved. It is unlikely that the Most High would send His only begotten Son all the way down to Egypt if He were going to terminate Herod immediately. Let us postulate a few months interval between Herod’s attempt and demise. The limiting factor then is the previous information about Saturninus: between 8 and 6 BC.
3. Luke
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months saying,
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
(Luke 1:5,23,24,36)
First, let us figure out the time of the year Zacharias was working. With this information, assuming Elizabeth conceived soon after Zacharias returned home from work, give or take one or 2 weeks, we could add 6 months to Elisabeth’s conception date to arrive at Mary’s immaculate conception. Add to that the duration of a normal pregnancy, and we have the season, maybe the month for the birth of the Incarnated Creator of heaven and earth.
King David divided the priesthood serving at the Temple into 24 courses. Each course served for one week and at the end of 24 weeks, the cycle of courses is repeated again. During the week of the Feast of Tabernacles, all the priests served together to satisfy the need of the multitude gathered at Jerusalem for this occasion, a good reason for the unavailability of rooms in the Inns at the time of birth of Jesus Christ. A leader was appointed for each course and the name of that leader was the name of the course.
In I Chronicles, chapter 24 verses 7 to 19, the order of sequence of the 24 courses are listed with the name of the course. The Abijah (Abia) course was the eighth in line.
Those temple services started at the beginning of the first month, that is, of Nisan. The first of Nisan corresponds to a date somewhere between mid-March and mid-April in the Roman calendar, depending whether or not the Hebrew year was a leap year with an added month of Adar I, which would move forward the first of Nisan by 30 days to correspond to mid-April, in relation to the Roman calendar (4,5). If the year of birth was in the fall of 7 BC, the conception would occur at the end of 8 BC, corresponding to the Hebrew year 3754, which is the 14th year of the 19 year cycle. The 14th year is a leap year, so Nisan 1 would correspond to mid-April. The course of Abijah (Abia) would be serving at the Temple during mid-June. Conception therefore would have occurred soon afterward, end of June. Add 6 months, and we have end of December for the immaculate conception of Mary. Add 9 months, the duration of a normal pregnancy from conception and we arrive at the end of September for the Incarnation. This period of time is compatible with the Incarnation occurring during the Feast of Tabernacle, from the 15th to the 21st of Tishri. The scenario then is: Wise men from the East brought birthday gifts to the King of the Jews, Jesus Christ, when He turns two years old, at the Feast of Tabernacles, 5 BC and Herod tried to kill Him. Herod died 6 months later in April of the year 4 BC. Further evidence will be presented later in favor of 7 BC of our common era as the year of the Incarnation of the Creator of heaven and earth.
B. Baptism
The Gospel of the physician Luke contains several details on rulers of various localities and the high priest officiating during the time of the Baptism of Jesus Christ.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
(Luke 3:1,2)
The chronology of the individuals involved, (Figure 1), revealed that the Herod brothers ruled for a relatively long period of time (6,7). Therefore, of not much help in pinpointing the year of Baptism. The interval of possible dates narrowed down with Pontius Pilate (8), and Caiaphas (9) and further with Lysanias, being Tetrarch of Abilene for only 2 years, AD27 – AD28 (10). This gives now, a very narrow range of possibilities. The very year of the Baptism however is available and computable from Tiberius’ 15th year of reign. Augustus died in September AD14. However, in the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. II, page. 914, under Augustus, we learn that in AD13, Augustus only accepted a renewal of his imperium on the condition that Tiberius was co-ruler with him. Augustus did not recite the vows to Jupiter for the welfare of the State, but left this duty to Tiberius (1). For all practical purposes, Tiberius started his imperium in AD 13. So to compute the 15th year of Tiberius, one needs to add 14 years to AD13 to get AD27. The 15th year of Tiberius means that he had already ruled for 14 years. A further confirmation of the year AD 27 for the baptism of Jesus Christ is found in John 2:19,20.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
(John 2:19,20)
Six months after his Baptism, Jesus Christ was attending the first Passover Feast of His ministry. A time reference point of this event is given in John 2:20: the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple started 46 years before this Passover. According to the New Bible Dictionary (11): “The greatest of all his (Herod’s) building enterprises was the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple, begun early in 19 BC.” If you add 46 years to 19 BC, you obtain AD 28. Since this Passover occurred during the year after His Baptism, according to the Roman time-reckoning system, then the Baptism occurred in AD 27.
This year, AD27, is confirmed by an amazing prophecy received by Daniel several centuries before, regarding the Messiah.
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
(Daniel 9:24,25)
It is therefore very clear that from the commandment (decree) to rebuild the city of Jerusalem, not the temple, not the walls, to the anointing of the Prince, there will be an interval of 69 weeks of years (a prophetic day=one year), or 483 years.
And when thou has accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days:
I have appointed thee each day for a year.
(Ezekiel 4:6)
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
(Numbers 14:34)
When using the Old Testament for computing the reign of kings, the Jewish scribes followed a tradition that required them to date the first official year on the throne as of Nisan 1, the following year. The quote R. B. Hughes and J.C. Laney, “Cyrus’ accession year was 539 BC, making 538 BC his first official year on the throne.” (12)
When using dates reported by gentile historians, no such rule applied. For example, if a Jewish scribe stated, “In the first year of Cyrus,” and historical documents dated his first year at 539 BC, you deduct one year to compute the date referred to in the Jewish text. However, when gentile convert, physician Luke stated in Luke 3:1 that the Baptism of Jesus Christ occurred during the 15th year of Tiberius, you compute this date starting with his first year of reign without correction factor.
Under Persian rule, the captive Jews were given permission to return to Jerusalem by several kings for several reasons (13).
As a visual aid, this information is displayed in Figure 2. The first command was given by Cyrus in 538 BC, and the purpose was to rebuild the temple.
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the of
LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
(Ezra 1:1,2)
After much interference from the locals, but a lot of assistance from the Creator and kings Cyrus and Darius, the temple was complete in 516 BC.
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
(Ezra 6:15)
After completion of the temple, the returned Jews started rebuilding the city of Jerusalem without a city building permit from the king. Of course the locals complained. King Artaxerxes early during his reign issued a “commandment” to cause those men to cease until another commandment, which shall be given from the king.
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
(Ezra 4:21)
The king first issued a decree to cease and desist from building the city of Jerusalem, and he stated that another decree would be issued afterward, giving the authorization to resume work on building the city. This is the only place in the bible, regarding this king Artaxerxes I, where the words “city” and “build” are together very clearly. The logical conclusion is that the next decree would be to resume work on building the city.
Also, Daniel 9:25 mentioned the Anointing of the Prince, which means the anointing of Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit. This event occurred at His Baptism, not during His triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm day. Using the date 444 BC of the following command from Artaxerxes I, would place the baptism outside the range of permissible dates, based on other available information.
The go ahead was given by Artaxerxes, in the 7th year of his rule, 457 BC, to rebuild the city.
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.”
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
(Ezra 7:13,21)
So, King Artaxerxes not only gave the city building permit, but financed it also.
The purpose of the subsequent command from Artaxerxes, in the twentieth year of his reign, that is 444 BC, was to rebuild the walls of the city, after the city was already rebuilt.
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
(Nehemiah 2:1,8)
In Daniel 9:25, it is clearly stated that the timing of this prophecy should start at the command to build the city, not the walls. This decree was issued in 457 BC. If we add 483 years to 457 BC, we end up at 27AD (remember no year zero between BC 1 and AD1). Amazing! Jesus Christ was anointed as the Messiah by the Holy Spirit during His Baptism, exactly as predicted several centuries before.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him.
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
(Matthew 3:16,17)
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
Although the month of Baptism is not available from the Scriptures, the Feasts of Tabernacles seems a likely time for the Holy Spirit to “tabernacle” in the Son of man, confirming Him as the Messiah, on His 33rd birthday.
Hislop expressed it best: “The human nature of Christ is the Tabernacle of God, inasmuch as the Divine nature has veiled its glory in such a way, by assuming our nature that we can come near without overwhelming dread to the Holy God. To this glorious truth John refers when he says (John I:14), “The Word was mad flesh, and dwelt (literally tabernacled) among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” In this sense, Christ, the God-man, is the only Tabernacle of God” (14).
During the Feast of Tabernacles, the Jews were required to sleep outdoors without the convenience of home amenities. Therefore, it would be a good time for baptism since they would be washing up and bathing in the Jordan River. They essentially came to John the Baptist who was waiting for them in the river.
Clement of Alexandria (circa AD195), commenting on the baptism of Jesus Christ, reported that the followers of Basilides celebrated it as a festival on the fifteenth of Tubi (15). There is no Hebrew month by that name, the closest being Tebeth and Tishri. There is no festival on the fifteenth of Tebeth, which occurs during the winter, not a good time for baptism in the cold water of the Jordan River. But the fifteenth of Tishri is the first day of the feast of tabernacle, which is most likely the time of His Baptism on His 33rd birthday.
Regarding the age of Jesus Christ at His Baptism, Luke stated in Luke 3:23 that Jesus was about 30 years old at the time of His baptism:
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being
(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
(Luke 3:23)
About 30 years old means somewhere around 30 years old. In John 8:57, the Jews told Jesus that He was not yet 50 years old.
Then said the Jews unto him, Thou are not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? (John 8:57)
It is obvious that they did not mean He was 49 years old. In his book “The Coming Prince”, Sir Robert Anderson (16), quoting Dean Alford, stated that the Greek word translated “about” “… admits of considerable latitude, but only in one direction viz., over thirty years.” So, the age of 33 years at the Baptism of Jesus Christ is within the latitude allowed by Luke 3:23.
C. Crucifixion, Death and Resurrection
We learned from Paul that the appointed Feast holidays (Sabbaths) were a shadow of things to come, that is, to be fulfilled in the life of Jesus Christ.
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the Sabbath days.
Which are a shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ.
(Colossians 2:16,17)
Let us then use this information to date the day, month, and year of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
1. Jesus Christ is our Passover Lamb.
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
(John 1:29)Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.
(I Corinthians 5:7)
2. Jesus Christ is the firstfruit of the Resurrection.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. (I Corinthians 15:20)
3. The sign of Jonah.
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
(Matthew 12:40)
Now we are ready to start working on this project. Let us go back to the Old Testament for information on the Passover festivals and also, on Jonas.
See Hebrew chronology for the Feasts of the month of Nisan.Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
(Jonah 1:17)
Based on the above information, we can make the following deductions:
In John 12:1,12, 13, Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on Nisan 10 and is called by the crowd “King of Israel,” so the Lamb is chosen. In actuality, the Lamb offered Himself.
Then Jesus six days before the Passover (9th of Nisan, 15-6=9) came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. On the next day (10th of Nisan) much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. (John 12:1,12,13)
In John 12:31-33, Jesus clarified the purpose of Him being chosen.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.
(John 12:31-33)
Now let us see how it all adds up. We will run a diary of the account of the Crucifixion and Resurrection as reported in the Gospels.
How about starting with the Resurrection and work backward in time. The reason for this is so that we may know not only the dates in the Hebrew calendar, but also the days of the week.
The accounts of the Resurrection in the 4 Gospels are tabulated in Table I. It is obvious that Matthew 28:1 reports the earliest account of the Resurrection: It was late Saturday afternoon before sunset. The stone was still in front of the entrance of the sepulchre and the guards were still there. In the other three accounts, the stone was not in front of the sepulchre and the guards were gone. In Matthew’s account, the Angel told the visitors that Jesus Christ was not in the sepulchre, that He has risen. It is still Saturday late afternoon. Not only is it Saturday, which ends at midnight, but it is the Sabbath also which ends at sunset. Voila! A Sabbath Resurrection.
It is quite a let down for those who would have preferred a Sunday Resurrection with Easter early sunrise Tammuz sunworship services.
From now on, it is easy to add it all up. Since the Resurrection is on the consummation of the feast of firstfruits, that is Nisan 17, a seventh day Sabbath, then simple arithmetic could be applied to show that the 15th of Nisan Passover was on a Thursday; the Crucifixion, Nisan 14, on a Wednesday; and the Lord’s supper, early Tuesday night, also Nisan 14 (Fig. 3). The Lord’s supper is something new, not the Passover supper which occurred some 20-22 hours later, while Jesus Christ was being placed in the sepulchre.
In John, chapter 13, verses 1 and 2, we learn that the Lord’s supper occurred before the Feast of Passover. After the Lord’s supper, Jesus said to Judas Iscariot “that thou doest do quickly” (John 13:27-29). The apostles thought that Jesus told Judas to go buy foods for the Feast of Passover. Therefore, the Lord’s supper was not the Passover supper but preceded it.
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him.And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. (John 13:1,2,27-29)
In Luke 22:14-19, Jesus Christ stated that, as much as He would love to have Passover supper with His disciples, He will not until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Then, He instituted the Lord’s supper with bread and wine, without any mention of roasted lamb. He asked His disciples to have the Lord’s supper in remembrance of Him, which they did.
And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
(Luke 22:14-20)
The Lord’s supper was celebrated on Nisan 14, early evening, every year since the Ascension by the apostles and disciples, no matter what day of the week it occurred, that is until Pope Victor I (AD185-198), threatened to excommunicate them for complying with the Lord’s request, and imposed instead, the celebration of Easter which must always occur on a Sunday, the venerable day of the invincible Sun deity, Satan. We will cover this interesting topic later.
Not only did the resurrection occur on a weekly Sabbath, but Palm day, Nisan 10, also occurred on a weekly Sabbath. It seems that every attempt has been made to falsify the day of the week for the important Feasts, Pentecost, Palm day and Resurrection day so that they appeared to occur on Sunday, the venerable day of the invincible sun deity.
According to Jewish tradition, the first Nisan 10, before Exodus, occurred on a weekly Sabbath: “For, according to Jewish tradition, at the original institution of the Passover (Exo. 12:3), the 10th of Nisan, on which the sacrifice was to be selected, had fallen on a Sabbath” (17). Therefore, the first Passover Nisan 15 occurred on a Thursday.
The day of the week Passover occurred during the Exodus is available from the book of Exodus, chapter 16, verses 1, and 4-7. In Exodus, chapter 16, verse 1, we learn that the Israelites reached the wilderness of Sin on the 15th of the second month. Since the month of Abib has 30 days, the 15th of the second month would be Day 31, taking Passover Abib 15th as day 1. In the same chapter, verses 4-7, we learn that God told Moses He would rain bread from heaven, starting the following day, that is day 32 from Passover. It is clearly stated that they were to collect the manna for 6 days and rest on the 7th day, the Sabbath. Obviously, the first day the manna became available must be the first day of the week. So now we know that day 32 is the first day of the week. Using simple arithmetic, we can compute Passover, Abib 15 to have occurred on a Thursday, the 5th day. (See Appendix I).
What year was the Crucifixion/Resurrection? Well, we now know that it would have to be a year when Passover, Nisan 15, occurred on a Thursday. There are complex computations available to calculate the day of the week for Nisan 15 on any given year (4,5): Between the years AD30 to AD33 inclusive, Passover Nisan 15 occurred on a Thursday during the year AD31. So, the crucifixion and resurrection occurred when Jesus Christ was 36 ½ years old, in the spring of AD31 (Fig. 4). His ministry then lasted 3 ½ years. The sign of Jonah is satisfied also, as depicted in Figure 3.
Recapitulation
In order to facilitate the celebration of the Lord’s supper and the other Feasts according to the biblical chronology, Table II contains the dates of those Feasts for the next 5 years according to the Gregorian calendar. The dates for the Lord’s supper marked the beginning of Nisan 14 at sunset. So, the celebration of the Lord’s supper on these dates should be during the early evening.
References: